Differential effects of task variety and skill variety on burnout and turnover intentions for older and younger workers

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 306-317

  Zaniboni, Sara ^a   Truxillo, Donald M ^b   Fraccaroli, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Task and skill variety; Turnover intentions; Work related burnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878652221     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2013.782288     Document Type: Article

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